Waste vault



April 1943. s. NYBOER 2,317,693

' WASTE VAULT Filed April 10, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jf i.

, S/aar/ fiaer INV EN TOR.

Patented Apr. 27, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE WASTE VAULT StuartNyboer, Webster, N. Y. Application April 10, 1942, Serial No. 438,496 j4 Claims. (01. 4-190) This invention relates to a 'waste vault,- and hasfor an object to provide a receptacle for garbage which may be locatedin the cellar within reach of a window and adapted to contain a pailwith a paper bag therein closed by funnel shaped pivoted covers whichdeflect water away from the pail into the receptacle for disposalthrough a sewer trap to the sewer of the dwelling, there being a bowl onthe conventional kitchen sink normally sealed tight and adapted to beunsealed to permit the garbage to be dropped into a hollow pedestal fromwhich it gravitates through an inclined chute which separates the waterfrom the garbage, means being provided on the sink within reach of thecook to open the doors of the receptacle so that garbage may drop into apaper bag in the pail, there also being provided a ventilating pipeextending upwardly through the wall of the building and communicatingwith the receptacle through which all odors escape.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will beformed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will beinexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel details of construction and combinations of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood thatvarious modifications may be resorted to within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view, with parts in elevation, of awaste vault constructed in accordance with the invention applied to aconventional kitchen sink.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the waste vault shown inFigure 1.

Figure 3 is a cross sectional view of the waste vault taken on the line33 of Figure 2, showing the covers open.

Referring now to the drawings in which like characters of referencedesignate similar parts in the various views, ill designates aconventional kitchen sink, H the wall of the kitchen, 12 the cellar wallunderneath the sink, and 13 a conventional disposal window in the cellarwall below the floor 14 of the kitchen.

In carrying out the invention a hollow standard I is mounted within oneend of the kitchen sink and communicates at the top with a bowl [6 whichis built into the sink structure and is closed by a hinged cover I!having an angular extension I8 projecting from the} cover 'at the hingeadaptedto form a closure for the'bowl when the cover'is opened to permitgarbage being dumped onto the extension so'that when the cover is closedthe extension will be rocked to the dotted line position shown in Figure2 to dump the garbage'into the bowl from which it escapes into thehollow standard without escape of odors into the kitchen.

The bottom of the hollow standard communi cates with an inclined tubularchute IS the bottom wall 2|] of which is formed of mesh material so thatthe water will be separated from the garbage travelling down the chute,and will be deflected laterally from the bottom of the'chute by adeflector plate 2 l' which inclines downwardly from the chute below themesh 20, see Figure 2.

Acontainer or receptacle 22 is provided at the top with flanges 23 whichare'bolted or otherwise secured to bars 9 carried by the beams whichsupport the floor i l of the'kitchen which of course is provided with anopening of suitable size to receive the chute and to receive the flaredbottom 24 of a ventilating pipe'25 which communicates with the top ofthe receptacle 22 and extends upwardly through the wall ll of thekitchen to the roof so that odors will be dissipated from the receptacle22. The-receptacle 22 is provided with a conical bottom 26 which isconnected to a sewer trap 21 so that water will be drained from thereceptacle. The receptacle is provided above the conical bottom with agrating 28 to receive a garbage pail 29. The garbage pail 29 is ofconventional character having a handle 3|] and within which is supporteda paper, or other bag 3!, as is conventional to receive the garbage.Garbage disposal is affected through hinged Walls 32 of the receptaclewhich may be reached from the cellar or through the disposal window l3.

The top of the garbage pail is normally sealed odor tight through themedium of a pair of covers 33 each of which is in the shape of one-halfa cone, and is provided with an arm 34 which is fixed to the lower endof a shaft 35 which is journaled in a tubular bearing 36 secured to thewall of the receptacle by a bracket 31, see Figure 2. The shaft isequipped above the sink with a knob 33. The shaft which extends upwardlythrough the sink is equipped with a gear 39 which meshes with a gear 40on the shaft 35 of the companion cover, see Figure 1. Thus when the knob38 is turned, both shafts will be rotated axially and both covers 33will be swung to the fully open position shown in Figure 3, to unsealthe top of the garbage pail and bag, or to seal the same, according tothe direction of rotation tends upwardly to near the top of the sinkwhere it is connected to a hand 45 which is pivoted on an indicatingdial 46 having the letter E 41 on one side and the letter F 48 on theother side exposed to view of the cook. The springs 43 are suflicient tosupport the weight of the garbage pail when empty and at this time thehand 45 points to the letter E signifying that the garbage pail isempty. However, as the garbage pail fills up, the increasing weight willstretch the springs 43 and pull the rod 44 to swing the hand 45, whichmay be mounted on a crank shaft forming its pivot to which the rod isconnected, toward the letter F to indicate how full the garbage can isat any particular time.

From the above description it is thought that the construction andoperation of the invention will be fully understood without furtherexplanation.

I claim:

1. A waste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on theupper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicatingtherewith, a receptacle at the bottom of the standard and of an areagreater than that of the standard, an inclined chute having a portionformed of mesh and connecting the standard with one side of thereceptacle, a garbage pail in the receptacle underneath the chute, and adischarge for said receptacle. V

2. Awaste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on theupper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicatingtherewith, a receptacle at the bottom of the standard and of a greaterarea than that of the standard, an inclined chute connected to thestandard and discharging at one side of the receptacle and provided witha portion formed of mesh, a garbage pail in the receptacle under thelower end of the chute, a closure for the garbage pail, and a dischargefor the receptacle.

3. A waste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on theupper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicatingtherewith, a closure for said bowl, a receptacle at the bottom of thestandard and of a greater area than that of the standard, an inclinedchute connected to the lower end of V the standard and discharging atone side of the receptacle, a garbage pail in the receptacle below thelower end of the chute, a movable cover closing the garbage pail, meansoperated from the upper end of the bowl for opening and closing thecover, said chute having its lower face provided with a mesh portion, adeflector plate at the lower end of the mesh portion for diverting thefluid into the receptacle at one side of the garbage pail, and adischarge for the lower end of the receptacle.

4. Awaste vault, comprising a hollow standard, a bowl mounted on theupper end of the standard and having an open bottom communicatingtherewith, a cover closing the upper end of the bowl, an inclined chuteconnected to the lower end of the standard, a receptacle below the lowerend of the chute, a garbage pail in the receptacle below the lower endof the-chute, the lower face of the chute having a mesh portion, adeflector plate connected to the chute at the lower end of the meshportion to divert the fluid to one sidev of the garbage pail, a movablecover below the lower end of the inclined chute, means for moving saidcover extending upwardly to the upper end of the bowl, a closure for oneside of the receptacle through which the garbage pail can be removed,and a liquid discharge at the lower end of the receptacle;

STUART N YBOER.

